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Post by wilmanric on Jul 7, 2014 15:51:04 GMT
I love my minis, but sometimes you just need some tokens at the table. I love using Scrabble tiles or number tiles or similar (I have a whole bag) but sometimes you just need a token you can write on and then throw away. Here's my solution. It's nothing special, but I thought I'd share. Start with a cereal box. They are blank on the inside and they are made of a thick material that won't just blow away like paper. Cut the box into strips. Use a punch. These come in various sizes and shapes. I like this one. Punch away, using all the strips. Sometimes the backside has an image that can be used straight away. Otherwise, use a pen. I see an NPC named Tony in the future.
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Post by dragon722 on Jul 7, 2014 15:53:43 GMT
One sneeze and off they go muhahahaha!!!
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Post by onethatwas on Jul 7, 2014 20:20:57 GMT
I imagine doing the punch directly on the box rather than cutting out the strips will yield more tokens to start with, and saves a little bit of time. However, it may be a bit of a head ache, as you'd have to clear off any excess card stock between the circles.
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Post by emyerson on Jul 7, 2014 21:02:11 GMT
My kids are just now getting into Pokémon TCG and have found they never have enough damage counters. This is exactly how we solved it.
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Post by darkslayer on Jul 7, 2014 22:02:30 GMT
You could also paint the blank side any color you want and make a damage token like green for poison etc. cool idea
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Post by wilmanric on Jul 7, 2014 23:29:55 GMT
I imagine doing the punch directly on the box rather than cutting out the strips will yield more tokens to start with, and saves a little bit of time. However, it may be a bit of a head ache, as you'd have to clear off any excess card stock between the circles. I agree, and if I had a shortage of tokens (or cereal boxes), I would absolutely want to maximize my yield!
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Post by wilmanric on Jul 9, 2014 0:02:01 GMT
If I were doing this, I would glue two or three of them together to make them a little sturdier and give them a little bit of weight. Just make sure both of the outermost pieces show brown and you won't have to worry about Tony the Tiger showing up in your games. To that point, you could glue mylar (or some other fairly sturdy, clear plastic) to the top and bottom to make the tokens dry-erase compatible. I used to work in technology. Apple computers packs their iPads (the 10 packs) in really strong, thin corrugated cardboard. The right kind of punch can make tokens out of this stuff too (I've done it) and they are tougher and heavier.
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